Saturday, June 4, 2011

Shrimp Pots

I've mentioned the challenges of plein air painting, and have mentioned some additional challenges of plein air painting on a boat, ie: changing light, changing reflections on the water, high glare. Another one is boat movement. As the boat sways and rocks slowly with the water, you aren't always aware of this. But, when you're painting and look up and the shadow right in front of you is different, you just go with what was there! You can't keep changing light and shadow.

So, in this case, I painted the shadow in right away and didn't change it!

These are the shrimp pots, and shadow, when I started the piece.

This is just a little while later. I'm still painting.

And this is the shadow just a little bit later still! I was just about done at this point. The movement made for challenging painting, but great sleeping. Just like a baby must feel in a cradle!

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I am an oil painter from Colorado Springs, Colorado. I retired in May 2008 after 28 years of teaching art and now have more time to pursue my passions of painting and traveling. My life has revolved around my love of art, starting with afternoon art classes while in kindergarten, a degree in art education, sharing my passion with hundreds of students yearly, and painting as often as I can. This journal is a combination of my daily paintings, my studio and plein-air work, my classes and workshops, and pieces from my travels past and present.

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